Species Gadopsis bispinosa Sanger, 1984
Twospine Blackfish, Two-spined Blackfish
- Gadopsis bispinosus Sanger, A. 1984. Description of a new species of Gadopsis (Pisces: Gadopsidae) from Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 96(2): 93-97 figs 1-3 [93, fig. 1] [genus name is a Greek word transliterated into Latin and under Article 30.1.2 of the ICZN is treated as feminine and hence species name must also be treated as feminine].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A.3281, West Branch of King River, VIC.
Paratype(s) AM I.24351–001; NMV A.3282.
Introduction
Genetic studies (Hammer et al 2014, Unmack, et al. 2017) have suggested that additional species exist within the genus and the present classification is tentative.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Found north of the Great Dividing Range from the ACT, south-eastern NSW and north-eastern Victoria; in NSW and ACT occurs in lower-altitude streams of Murray River above Lake Hume; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Hammer, M.P., Unmack, P.J., Adams, M., Raadik, T.A. & Johnson, J.B 2014. A multigene molecular assessment of cryptic biodiversity in the iconic freshwater blackfishes (Teleostei: Percichthyidae: Gadopsis) of south-eastern Australia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 111(3): 521–540
Jackson, P.D., Koehn, J.D., Lintermans, M. & Sanger, A.C. 1996. Family Gadopsidae. pp. 186-190 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [188]
Lintermans, M. 2009. Fishes of the Murray-Darling Basin — An Introductory Guide. Canberra : Murray-Darling Basin Commission 157 pp. [MDBC Publication Number 10/07] [90]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [329] (as Gadopsis marmoratus in part)
Miller, A.D., Waggy, G., Ryan, S.G. & Austin, C.M. 2004. Mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequences support the existence of a third species of freshwater blackfish (Percicthyidae: Gadopsis) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(2): 121–127
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1062]
Unmack, P.J., Sandoval-Castillo, J., Hammer, M.P., Adams, M, Raadik, T.A. & Beheregaray, L.B. 2017. Genome-wide SNPs resolve a key conflict between sequence and allozyme data to confirm another threatened candidate species of river blackfishes (Teleostei: Percichthyidae: Gadopsis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 109: 415-420
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [52] (1802, as Gadopsis marmoratus in part)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [183] (Two-spined Blackfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Twospine Blackfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2023 | PERCICHTHYIDAE | 13-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | PERCICHTHYIDAE | 13-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 21-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |